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#EFDFBF — Pale Orange

#EFDFBF is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EFDFBF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EFDFBF is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BECEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFC6BE and #E7EFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDFBF · RGB 239, 223, 191

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Color values

HEX#EFDFBF
RGB239, 223, 191
HSL40°, 60%, 84%
HSV40°, 20%, 94%
CMYK0%, 7%, 20%, 6%
XYZ71.39, 74.89, 59.98
Yxy74.89, 0.3461, 0.3631
CIE-Lab89.34, 0.45, 17.67
Hunter Lab86.54, 0.44, 15.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 87% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 20% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EFDFBF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFDFBF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFDFBF

.text { color: #EFDFBF; }
.background { background-color: #EFDFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 223, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 223, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 223, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDFBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDFBF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFDFBF

#E7CE9D#DEBE7C#D6AD5C#CE9D3B#B4872D#936E25#72561D#523D14#31250C#100C04

Tints of #EFDFBF

#F0E0C2#F1E2C6#F3E7CE#F4E9D2#F5EBD6#F6EDDA#F7EFDE#F9F3E7#FAF5EB#FBF7EF

Tones of #EFDFBF

#EBDDC1#E8DCC5#E4DBC8#E1DACC#DDD9CF#DAD7D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BECEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text15.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDFBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDFBF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFDFBF: ·

How #EFDFBF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E8E8C7Deuteranopia · #E9EAC9Tritanopia · #EECDCE

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFDFBF rather than the exact color:

Palette D3e4cd
#D3E4CD · #99A799 · #F2DDC1 · #E2C2B9
Palette 716f81
#716F81 · #B97A95 · #F6AE99 · #F2E1C1
Palette D84040
#D84040 · #A31D1D · #ECDCBF · #F8F2DE
Palette 698269
#698269 · #B99B6B · #F1DBBF · #AA5656
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Palette 123524
#123524 · #3E7B27 · #85A947 · #EFE3C2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F2DDC1#F2E1C1#ECDCBF#F1DBBF#F2DFC3#EFE3C2#EADFC0#F2E1BB#F1DEC4#F2DEBA#EDE4C2#EFD9BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDFBE  ·  #EFDFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDFBF?

#EFDFBF is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 223, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDFBF?

#EFDFBF is RGB 239, 223, 191 — HSL 40°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 20%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDFBF?

Its complement is #BECEEF; analogous partners are #EFC6BE and #E7EFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDFBF for text?

Black text on #EFDFBF has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.